If for Carlo III there is still hope of making peace with Harry e Meghanthe same could not be said for the principe William. While Her Majesty, sources say, would prefer to maintain a more malleable attitude towards her second son and daughter-in-law, the heir to the throne would have chosen the most intransigent path. The same one used by Prince Philip to punish anyone who had put the survival of the Crown in danger. A strategy that does not allow for second thoughts: definitively removing the Dukes of Sussex from official duties and court life.
“The Iron Stick”
Prince William would never have even entertained the thought of reconciling with Harry e Meghan. On the contrary, he would see the dukes as the enemies of the monarchy, the elements (become) foreign to the institution. He would be tired of books, documentaries, scandals, revelations that cast shadows on his family. He could no longer tolerate what for him would be a real betrayal by his brother. William’s only goal would be to protect his loved ones and preserve the integrity of that throne on which he will one day have the privilege of sitting.
To do this he would even be willing to permanently remove Harry and Meghan from the Palace and from any type of official duty, even if that meant forever erasing the duca from his life. A very strict behavior that the future King would have inherited from his grandfather, as an insider explained to the Daily Beast: “Philip ruled the family with an iron rod and you saw that when he died that discipline disappeared. Now William is the one who makes decisions regarding family discipline.”
Il Prince of Galles would become the new pillar of the family, a role perhaps gradually assumed after the death of the prince consort, with an influence and rigor that grew in step with the invectives of Harry and Meghan. In other words, the more the dukes lashed out against the royal family, the more resolute William would become, implacable in pursuing the goal of defending the Crown.
Carlo IIIon the other hand, would have been less adamant out of affection for Harry and grandchildren Archie and Lilibet Diana. Her Majesty, in fact, would like to see the children again in London, no longer just via video call. This would be the only reason why she would like to avoid cutting ties with the Sussexes altogether.
William, the new “patriarch”?
Few would have imagined that Prince William could take the place of his grandfather Philip, “patriarch”as the Express wrote. The two have always appeared as two rather different personalities. Theheir to the thronehowever, would change with time and with the disappointments his brother reserved for him.
As the next sovereign of the United Kingdom, William does not even need the consent of Charles III to exercise his power at court. Not entirely, at least. Of course, the roles of monarch and the Prince of Wales must remain distinct and balanced, but William certainly knows how to act within his sphere of influence.
For the Prince Philip Things turned out differently, as royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith, quoted by the Express, stated: “[La regina Elisabetta] She increasingly relied on her husband to make important family decisions and relied on nannies to manage day-to-day life.” It was Elizabeth II who entrusted her husband with the task of overseeing and administering the House. Philip took on this burden and carried it out to the end, with the great sense of discipline that he had learned during his years in the Royal Navy. In addition, there was a character predisposition in this sense.
In this regard we might recall that Prince Philip, after the divorce of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in 1992, forbade the latter from spending Christmas with his wife. royal family. Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, of course, were welcome at the Palace for the Holidays, but not Fergie.
Sarah returned to celebrate with the Windsors more than three decades later, in 2023, when Charles III decided to put the past behind him and invite his former sister-in-law to Sandringham. If William were to be as uncompromising with Harry and Meghan, it could be decades before the siblings are reunited. Or it might never happen again.
